15th August 2025
Welcome members:
Elizabeth welcomed the members who turned up on a cold chilly night, plus four members who zoomed in: June, John Bishop, Tony and Helmut
Apologies:
Jacqui and Richard Young, Maureen Plain and Brian Endersbee.
Correspondence Out:
Elizabeth sent emails to: Maroondah Mayor, Kylie Spears inviting her to attend a meeting.
Mark from the Sydney Film Club asking about the scripts the club wanted us to look at and possibly make into a movie.
Showbiz Cinema re cost of hiring the cinema for Gala Ringwood Movie Maker Event.
Correspondence in via email:
Showbiz cinema, re cost to hire $500 plus GST.
Member News:
Remember to visit Matt’s Exhibition An Alternative Prehistory (Reality Optional) At Maroondah federation Estate Gallery. Closes Friday 5th September.
Norman and Mouli are showcasing some of their award winning films at 30th and 31 st August Pinewood Cinema’s Glen Waverley. $10.00 per ticket Link for booking https://waverley.showbizcinemas.com.au
Projects coming up:
29th August: Pizza and Script Night. In lieu of our usual dinner at a club on the fifth Friday we though we might give this a go. The hall is booked the scripts are received. So Email Elizabeth by Thursday 28th August at [email protected] so she knows how many pizzas to order. We shall provide soft drinks as well.
Time: 7.30.
No Zoom or technology, just a casual night exploring our acting/directing skills and a chance to chat.
5th September: Quarterly Competition
3rd October: “Bird Shoot” Film the birds in your local area. The night will
feature Films from Sonja Ross our Bird expert, plus our own efforts as well.
Events to Attend:
John Ramsden our new member is having a night of 100 stories about his life and family. 7.30pm Croydon Hills Baptist Church. Bring a 20 cent coin
Next General Meeting Reminder:
7th September Quarterly competition.
Elizabeth will be away so Norman is taking the lead. We will advise you next week the details of what he has planned.
Shorts topic: “I don’t care!”
Following Meeting Shorts Topic: "I can’t remember”
This Meeting details:
Shorts: Time Machine was the topic.
We had four films on Topic;
Member Film:
After our previous meeting’s discussion John Millard dug out a documentary he had made a little while ago on the History of Doncaster. He wanted our opinion about the techniques he had used: when referring to the past: Black and white stills, just voice over no ambient music, comparing with current times: Ambient noise, coloured movie pictures. It was divided using techniques into then and now. It worked quite successfully and he was encouraged to finish it add titles etc as we felt it was interesting and had merit.
Topic for the Night: Investigating titles
Elizabeth had some examples of titles used in films. Starting with:
Saul Bass and the art of Movie Title design:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Mo0MqICXI
Then we watched hand drawn titles from a children’s film: Little Nicolas
These were very whimsical and delightful, making boring information
interesting to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WM2euWp3w&t=32s
The title sequence to Vertigo was watched. From 1958 this featured the first
computer generated images in the titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdV818ctqpI
Other title sequences were watched:
Inception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG_BkhxOC2A
This like many titles gave a visual synopsis of the film. Very clever graphics influenced by Saul Bass.
Catch me if you can another sequence in a similar style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN715Rp4L74&t=2s
Many of the title sequences influenced or were used in the publicity posters used to promote the films. We all agreed we could go beyond the basic black and white titles that many of us throw in at the end of our film making process.
The meeting finished with supper back in the usual place at the end of the evening.
Elizabeth welcomed the members who turned up on a cold chilly night, plus four members who zoomed in: June, John Bishop, Tony and Helmut
Apologies:
Jacqui and Richard Young, Maureen Plain and Brian Endersbee.
Correspondence Out:
Elizabeth sent emails to: Maroondah Mayor, Kylie Spears inviting her to attend a meeting.
Mark from the Sydney Film Club asking about the scripts the club wanted us to look at and possibly make into a movie.
Showbiz Cinema re cost of hiring the cinema for Gala Ringwood Movie Maker Event.
Correspondence in via email:
Showbiz cinema, re cost to hire $500 plus GST.
Member News:
Remember to visit Matt’s Exhibition An Alternative Prehistory (Reality Optional) At Maroondah federation Estate Gallery. Closes Friday 5th September.
Norman and Mouli are showcasing some of their award winning films at 30th and 31 st August Pinewood Cinema’s Glen Waverley. $10.00 per ticket Link for booking https://waverley.showbizcinemas.com.au
Projects coming up:
29th August: Pizza and Script Night. In lieu of our usual dinner at a club on the fifth Friday we though we might give this a go. The hall is booked the scripts are received. So Email Elizabeth by Thursday 28th August at [email protected] so she knows how many pizzas to order. We shall provide soft drinks as well.
Time: 7.30.
No Zoom or technology, just a casual night exploring our acting/directing skills and a chance to chat.
5th September: Quarterly Competition
3rd October: “Bird Shoot” Film the birds in your local area. The night will
feature Films from Sonja Ross our Bird expert, plus our own efforts as well.
Events to Attend:
John Ramsden our new member is having a night of 100 stories about his life and family. 7.30pm Croydon Hills Baptist Church. Bring a 20 cent coin
Next General Meeting Reminder:
7th September Quarterly competition.
Elizabeth will be away so Norman is taking the lead. We will advise you next week the details of what he has planned.
Shorts topic: “I don’t care!”
Following Meeting Shorts Topic: "I can’t remember”
This Meeting details:
Shorts: Time Machine was the topic.
We had four films on Topic;
- Matt: The Past Machine featured a green dinosaur and a little man Matt had tried a new animating program www.meshy.au an ai animator generator. With his talent it looked very effective.
- John Bishop’s filmed featured a handsome antique clock.
- Norman’s film featured a watch going for a drive, very literal.
- Joe’s film was a taster for a larger film he wants to make, Taking the view back to earlier days visiting the Baronia Mall. Where time has stood still.
Member Film:
After our previous meeting’s discussion John Millard dug out a documentary he had made a little while ago on the History of Doncaster. He wanted our opinion about the techniques he had used: when referring to the past: Black and white stills, just voice over no ambient music, comparing with current times: Ambient noise, coloured movie pictures. It was divided using techniques into then and now. It worked quite successfully and he was encouraged to finish it add titles etc as we felt it was interesting and had merit.
Topic for the Night: Investigating titles
Elizabeth had some examples of titles used in films. Starting with:
Saul Bass and the art of Movie Title design:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Mo0MqICXI
Then we watched hand drawn titles from a children’s film: Little Nicolas
These were very whimsical and delightful, making boring information
interesting to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WM2euWp3w&t=32s
The title sequence to Vertigo was watched. From 1958 this featured the first
computer generated images in the titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdV818ctqpI
Other title sequences were watched:
Inception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG_BkhxOC2A
This like many titles gave a visual synopsis of the film. Very clever graphics influenced by Saul Bass.
Catch me if you can another sequence in a similar style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN715Rp4L74&t=2s
Many of the title sequences influenced or were used in the publicity posters used to promote the films. We all agreed we could go beyond the basic black and white titles that many of us throw in at the end of our film making process.
The meeting finished with supper back in the usual place at the end of the evening.
